πορφύρα

See also: πορφυρά

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra), lacking any Indo-European cognates, likely loaned from a Mediterranean substrate source (probably Semitic).

Noun

πορφύρα • (porfýra) f (plural πορφύρες)

  1. murex (the mollusc)
  2. Tyrian purple, royal purple (the dye, and its colour, obtained from the mollusc)

Declension
declension of πορφύρα
singular plural
nominative πορφύρα • πορφύρες •
genitive πορφύρας • —
accusative πορφύρα • πορφύρες •
vocative πορφύρα • πορφύρες •

Synonyms

Further reading

References
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
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